First Tracks on Fresh Snow

The December Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Snow/Snowmen. I chose this peaceful snowy image from Penny Black Home for Christmas Masterpieces Made Simple. I paired it with a sentiment from Penny Black Fresh Snow using the current Freshly Made Sketches. I’m also linking-up at Just Add Ink with Trees, Snow & Shimmer (from the metallic … Read more

Kisses from Heaven

Tonight’s card features my favorite Snowman Joy Die Cut from Penny Black. I positioned him one a piece of GelliArts printed paper that I embossed with the Penny Black Rounded Embossing Folder. With my Die Cut Snowman, I’m linking-up at the Just Add Ink Challenge. I added a wrap of cord, two more designer papers, … Read more

Musical Birthday

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge this month is to add some Music. I started by stamping musical notes from Penny Black Footnotes in Catherine Pooler Clay Mask Ink. I added a Penny Black Promise of Spring Stickeroos, since it felt like that bird might be singing with the music. I finished with a Happy Birthday … Read more

No Place Like Home

We’re still going Home for the Holidays at Jingle Belles this week, which means we’re creating cards with a home, home-like materials (brick, wood, etc.) or the word Home. I chose one of the Penny Black Masterpieces images for my house this week. I used foam tape to attach it to a natural card base … Read more

Sunshine & Butterflies Birthday

Tonight's card features this week's Freshly Made Sketch and the Simon Says: Anything Goes Challenge (featuring Penny Black).     I started with a Sunshine calendar in my scrap bin and topped it with some Penny Black Stickeroo Timeless Butterflies and a Make a Wish sentiment from RedLead Art + Craft. I positioned it on … Read more

Penny Black Sympathy

The newest Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to use stitching.       I used stitched dies to cut a Penny Black Gentle Blooms Stickeroo image.  I used the next largest stitched square die cut to frame the image.     I paired it with a sentiment from Penny Black Deepest Sympathy. I followed the same … Read more

Animal Antics

This week at Jingle Belles our theme is Animal Antics – we're asking you to create a holiday card featuring an animal having some Christmas fun (and yes, in the Jingle Belles work, a Yeti would qualify as an animal). I remember I had the Penny Black 12 Days of Christmas set that had never … Read more

Happiness Blooms from Within

This card is for the Penny Black Anything Goes Challenge.      I die cut two Gentle Blooms Penny Black Stickeroos into circles for the Sunday Stamps Going in Circles Sketch.     I finished with a sentiment from Penny Black Tulips in Bloom and some yellow gems.  And my Floral inspiration came from the … Read more

Winter Birthday

The December Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Winter Wonderland.  I'm actually ready for a bit of snow … I just love the peacefulness of everything covered in white.  I just seems weird to have rain in December. I went through my Penny Black Masterpieces Made Simple Across the Miles and chose this peaceful winter scene. … Read more